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LIVE BLOG: Senior Asian Championships, Day Two

By United World Wrestling Press

Day two of the Asian Championships in Almaty as Greco-Roman rolls into the second day of action. Five new Asian champions will be crowned on Wednesday in 60kg, 67kg, 72kg, 82kg and 97kg. DAY 1 FULL RECAP

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2020 hrs: GOLD MEDAL! Mehdi BALIHAMZEHDEH (IRI) claims the final gold medal of the day with a 9-5 win over Seungjun KIM (KOR). He is the Asian champion at 130kg

1950 hrs: GOLD MEDAL! Jalgasbay BERDIMURATOV (UZB) has done it! He gets the fall over Kalidin ASYKEEV (KGZ) and will be an Asian champion!

1930 hrs: GOLD MEDAL! Hansyu RYU (KOR) will win the gold medal at 72kg. The Tokyo Olympian shows why experience matters most. He beats Ruslan TSAREV (KGZ) 6-5

1930 hrs: Final bout of the 77kg as Hansyu RYU developing a big 5-0 lead but Tsarev comes back after to level it 5-5. Tsarev wants two for that lift. Challenges. The challenged is lost and Ryu leads 6-5.

1900 hrs: GOLD MEDAL! Big win for Tsuchika SHIMOYAMADA (JPN). He comes back from 0-4 to beat four-time world medalist Almat KEBISPAYEV (KAZ) via fall. Huge win for the Japan wrestler

1830 hrs: GOLD MEDAL! Aidos SULTANGALI (KAZ) avenges his lost from last year's Asian Championships and beats Mehdi MOHSEN NEJAD (IRI) 8-4

1800 hrs: Welcome back to the final session of day two at the Asian Championships. We will have five new champions 

1250 hrs: We are close to the semifinal bouts on day two. Mat A and Mat B will see all the action

1240 hrs: Amin KAVIYANINEJAD (IRI) scripts an epic comeback after being thrown for a five-pointer. He beats  Azat SADYKOV (KAZ) 8-6 to advance to the semifinal

1235 hrs: Hansyu RYU (KOR) has a good outing in his first bout of the day. He storms to a technical superiority win over HORIE (JPN)

1210 hrs: Aidos SULTANGALI (KAZ) goes back-to-back headlocks and drops Seunghak KIM (KOR) at the 60kg quarter-final. Technical superiority for the Kazak wrestler

1200 hrs: Iraq has a winner! Karrar Abbas Mukasr ALBEEDHAN (IRQ) with a fall over GYANENDER (IND) at 60kg to advance to the semifinal

1144 hrs: Stunning show from Mehdi MOHSEN NEJAD (IRI) on Mat B. He takes only 42 seconds to win 8-0 against Kuttubek ABDYKERIM UULU (KGZ)

1141 hrs: World Championships bronze medalist Jalgasbay BERDIMURATOV (UZB) does it in style. He beat the defending Asian champion Mahdi EBRAHIMI (IRI) at 82kg Round 1

1140 hrs: Interesting start to the day as Hyeonwoo KIM (KOR) pulls out injured in his first bout at 82kg against Yevgeniy POLIVADOV (KAZ)

1130 hrs: All set for day two of the Asian Championships as five more Greco-Roman weight categories will see the champions 

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LIVE BLOG: Senior Asian Championships, Day Three

By United World Wrestling Press

Day three here in Almaty and action shifts to women's wrestling as wrestlers from 50kg, 55kg, 59kg, 68kg, and 76kg.

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1930 hrs: GOLD MEDAL! Elmira SYZDYKOVA (KAZ) pulls off a dramatic fall over Aiperi MEDET KYZY (KGZ) to win the gold medal here in Almaty at 76kg

1910 hrs: GOLD MEDAL! Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ) claims her fourth Asian title as she beats Delgermaa ENKHSAIKHAN (MGL) in the final at 68kg

1845 hrs: GOLD MEDAL! SARITA (IND) defends her title! She beats Shoovdor BAATARJAV (MGL) 10-7 to capture the top medal at 59kg. The Indian had lost to the Mongolian in the morning but she avenges that loss in dramatic comeback

1825 hrs: They were wrestling to decide the silver and bronze at 55kg and with Madina USMONJONOVA (UZB) beat Aisha UALISHAN (KAZ), she will take the silver at 55kg

1815 hrs: GOLD MEDAL! Dulguun MUNKHBOLD BOLORMAA (MGL) captures the gold medal at 55kg as she wins all three of her bouts. She pins Hyungjoo KIM (KOR)

1810 hrs: GOLD MEDAL! Minute and 45 seconds is all Valentina ISLAMOVA BRIK (KAZ) needs to beat Jasmina IMMAEVA (UZB) 10-0 and win the gold medal at 50kg

1805 hrs: A first period technical superiority win for SEEMA (IND) to win the bronze medal at 50kg. For the final now between Valentina ISLAMOVA BRIK (KAZ) and Jasmina IMMAEVA (UZB)

1800 hrs: Back for the final's session here in Almaty. All the action will be on Mat B, beginning with 50kg bronze medal bout between Yung Hsun LIN (TPE) and SEEMA (IND)

1330 hrs: We are all set for our semifinal on day one of women's wrestling

We will start off with 50kg as Jasmina IMMAEVA (UZB) takes on SEEMA (IND) on Mat A while Valentina Ivanovna ISLAMOVA BRIK (KAZ) takes on Yung Hsun LIN (TPE) on Mat B

1310 hrs: Valentina Ivanovna ISLAMOVA BRIK (KAZ) gets the fall again! She has been outclassing her opponents here

1250 hrs: Eun Sun JEONG (KOR) pulls off a dramatic fall. Trailing 0-6, she gets a pin off NISHA (IND) at 68kg.

1235 hrs: Dulguun BOLORMAA (MGL) dominating here in Almaty. He gets a victory by fall over Aisha UALISHAN (KAZ) at 55kg

1210 hrs: Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ) gets rolling with an 11-1 win over Azoda ESBERGENOVA (UZB) at 68kg

1208 hrs: Domination from Mongolia! Delgermaa ENKHSAIKHAN (MGL) gets the pin in over NISHA (IND) at 68kg

1200 hrs: Shoovdor BAATARJAV (MGL) gets her opening win over defending Asian champion SARITA (IND). A close bout between the two but it ends 5-4 in the Mongolian wrestler's favour

1145 hrs: Dulguun BOLORMAA (MGL) gets going on Mat A with a 10-0 win against Madina USMONJONOVA (UZB)

1130 hrs: All set for day three here. Women's wrestling is underway with all the action on Mat A and Mat B